Question

Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints (5,-9) and (-2,-2)

Answer 1

Another way to solve this is to use the Midpoint Formula. The midpoint of a segment joining points
`(x_1,y_1)` and
`(x_2,y_2)` is


`\left((x_1+x_2)/(2),(y_1+y_2)/(2) \right)`

So the midpoint of your segment is


`\left((5+(-2))/(2),(-9+(-2))/(2)\right) = \left((3)/(2),-(11)/(2) \right)`

Perhaps it helps to see that the x-coordinate of the midpoint is just the average of the x-coordinates of the points. Ditto for the y-coordinate of the midpoint; just average the y's.